Summer Arts Festival 2010

Wanted: interesting kids ages 5 to 15. Must like to make things & be full of ideas. Sign up to make bracelets, create paintings, master calligraphy, build a book from scratch, needle your way through a bunch of fabric or turn broken sticks into snazzy dolls at our free workshops.

All we ask is that you use your hands, use your mind, use your imagination and make something you’ll be proud of this summer. Here's the deal - the friendly people and businesses of Allegany County are sponsoring a bunch of free art classes for kids through the ongoing program of the Allegany Arts Association.

People came up with this idea in the 1980s and every year the Allegany Arts Association has tried to get the word out about classes. Willie Allen was the executive director of the AAA for years and years and she managed to organize the classes and spread the word. Dear Willie is gone but a group of her friends worked up this new schedule for 2010. We just need the kids.
Here are our free classes. Yes, free. You need to register and then find your own transportation. Attend with a friend and share the driving.

Water Color for Teens – Claudia Gildner teaching at Wellsville Library – July 5, 10-12, Ages 13-15.

Little Fingers, Big Brushes watercolor for 5 & 6 year olds – Sally Dannheim teaching at the Wellsville Library on each Tues & Thurs in July from 10:30 to 11:30.

Greeting Cards for Kids – Linda Monsell teaching at the Trinity Lutheran Daycare July 7 - 10-11:30. ALSO at Cuba Library Aug 4 1 – 2:30. Ages 9-11. Both classes open to all children. You don't have to attend the daycare to take the class there that day.

Pastels for Teens – Claudia Gildner teaching at Wellsville Library July 12, 10 – 12.
From Cover to Cover: Making a Book – Bonnie Leigh teaching at the Wide Awake Club Library in Fillmore on Tuesdays 1-3 from July 13 to Aug 10 for ages 9 and up.

Alfred’s Junior Reporters: finding and showing the news –Elaine Hardman teaching at the Herrick Library (Alfred University) - July 12 & 15 and August Aug 16 & 19 – 1-3 p.m. Attend 2 or 4 days. News to be published in Alfred Sun. Ages 9-12

Painting Rocks - Karen Dickerson teaching at 2 locations. Bring your own large rock. Choose: July 13 & 14 at United Methodist Church in Alma 12-2 or Little Genesee Library on July 12 & 15 also 12-2. Ages 5 and up.

Calligraphy – Lillian Thiell Milliman teaching at the Fillmore Library on July 14 and 15 9-12, Ages 9 and up.

Snazzy Stick Dolls - Betsy Orlando teaching at the Belmont Library July 21, 1-3 ages 8 and up. Limited to 6 students.

Edible Art : Sweet and Pretty - Carol Riggs teaching at Cuba Library on July 21 from 1-2 pm, ages 6-12.

Is that a Stick on Your Arm? Making bracelets with natural materials - Kristen Vossler-Wigent teaching at 2 locations. Choose: Whitesville Library 2-3:30 July 23 and Scio Library 1-2;30 July 30 . Ages 7-14. Limit 6

Needling Fabric - decorating with beads & thread - Joan Sinclair teaching at the Belmont Library, August 4, 11, 18, 1-3, Ages 10 and up.

Perky Patchwork Pillows – Meredith Chilson teaching in her home/studio at 5680 County Rd. 2B, Belmont August 10, 11, 12 from 10 - 12. Students ages 9-12.

Junk Yard Music – Linda Staiger teaching in Almond, probably at the library, but we don’t know when yet. Composing and playing music with household items: a class for family groups.

Call 585 808 0385 to register for classes. (Register for Cuba Library classes at the Library.) Find more details at www.AlleganyArtsAssociation.BlogSpot.com or join Allegany Arts Association on Facebook.

And please, help us spread the work. Share our poster on Facebook or print out a copy from our blog and post it where interesting and creative kids will see it.

June - September News Letter - Allegany Arts News

Click on a page to enlarge the image. - see page 2 for summer art classes for children

2010 Summer Arts Festival

Following the lead of Linn Phelan from the early 1980s, we are organizing a program of free summer art classes for children throughout Allegany County. Details will fill in during April. Here is our skeleton plan.

1. Name of Class -Cozy Clay Quilts, a tile project

Teacher - Elaine Hardman

Location of Class – David A Howe Library

Dates –Number of hours - one 2 hour class and then 30 minute pottery party after pots are fired

in July

Ages of students – 10 and up

Number of Students- 10

Cost - $3 per student - to be covered by the Allegany Arts Association

2. Name of Class – Alfred’s Junior Reporters - Finding and telling the news

Teacher - Elaine Hardman

Location of Class – Alfred, Herrick Library Computer Lab

Dates – 1 to 3 pm on Monday July 12, Thursday July 15; Monday August 16, Thursday August 19

Number of hours – 4 2-hour classes

Ages of students – 9-12

Number of Students- 8

Other – define news, how do we find news, how should it be reported – go out into the community and find a news story - take photos and write the story - submit to The Alfred Sun for publication

3. Name of Class – Perky Patchwork Pillows

Teacher – Meredith Chilson, 585 268 7436

Location of Class – Belmont, at Meredith’s home

Dates - early August

Number of hours – three 2 hour classes

Ages of students – 9-12, parents welcome to stay for class

Number of Students- 4

Materials cost- none - $4 - to be covered by the Allegany Arts Association

4. Name of Class - Is That a Stick on Your Arm? – Making bracelets with natural materials

Teacher – Kristen Vossler Wigent, 585 268 5891

Location of Class – Scio at the Library

Dates - early August

Number of hours – 1 90 minute class

Ages of students – 9 and up

Number of Students- 6

Materials cost- none - $3 - to be covered by the AAA

NOTE: Also to be taught at Whitesville Library

5. Name of Class – Little Fingers, Big Brushes, water colors and drawing

Teacher – Sally Dannheim, 585 593 4899

Location of class – Wellsville, basement at the library

Dates – Tuesdays and Thursdays in July from 10:30 to 11:30

Number of hours – 8

Ages of students – 5 and 6

Number of students – no more than 5

Materials cost – AAA will supply pencils, paper and water color sets

CHANGE – ALL SET FOR THE LIBRARY BASEMENT ROOM

6. Name of Class –Painting Rocks

Teacher– Karen Dickerson, 585 593 3579

Place - Little Genesee Library

Dates – Monday July 12th. from 12:00 till 2:00 and Thursday July 15 th. from 12:00 till 2:00

Number of hours –4

Ages of students –

Number of students -

Materials cost –

6.5 - Karen Dickerson teaching Painting Rocks - also at

Alma United Methodist Church basement on Tues. July 13th. from 12:00 till 2:00pm and Weds July 14th. from 12:00 till 2:00pm

7. Name of Class – Dancing Stick Dolls

Teacher – Betsy Orlando, 585 268 7383

Location of class – Belmont in one of the churches

Dates – not sure

Number of hours – 2

Ages of students – 8 and up

Number of students - 8

Materials cost –

8. Name of Class – Watercolors

Teacher – Claudia Gildner, 585 593 7417

Location of class – Wellsville basement room library

Dates – Monday, July 5

From 10-12 noon

Number of hours – 2

Ages of students – 13 to 15

Number of students – NO LIMIT

Materials cost –covered by the AAA

8 ½ Name of Class – Pastels

Teacher Claudia Gildner, 585 593 7417

Location of class – Wellsville basement room in the library

Dates – Monday, July 12

From 10-12 noon

Number of hours – 2

Ages of students – 13 to 15

Number of students – NO LIMIT

Materials cost –covered by the AAA

9. Name of Class – Junkyard Music

Teacher – Linda Staiger, 607 276 2068

Location of class – Alfred, Union University Church Hall

Dates – will check

Number of hours – 5 or 6 hours – meet weekly for 3 weeks for 1 ½ to 2 hours each

Ages of students – open

Materials cost – likely none

Other- This would invite parents and children to work together to make music with non traditional instruments. Performances will be recorded and posted on our blog. Linda Staiger will donate her pay to Jay’s Charity Cycles program.

10. Name of Class – Greeting Cards for Kids

Teacher – Linda Monsell, 585 933 6592

Location of class – at the Church Day Care in Wellsville

Dates – first week of August 2-6 – Wed 10-11:30

Number of hours – 1 ½ hours per class

Ages of students – 9 to 11

Number of Students – 8

Materials cost – covered by AAA

CHANGE – SHE WOULD ALSO TEACH THIS IN CUBA in JULY

11. Name of Class – Bookmaking - preferably in conjunction with a local artist/illustrator,.

Teacher - Bonnie Leigh,

Location of Class - at the Wide-Awake Library in Fillmore

Dates Tuesday afternoons 7/13,7/20,7/27,8/3, 8/10

From 1-3pm

Number of hours 10 hours

Number of Students A class size of 10-12 and ages 9 and up

Materials cost – covered by AAA

12. Name of class – calligraphy

Teacher - Lillian (Thiell) Milliman,

Location of class –

Dates - Her proposed dates are July 13, 14, 15.

Hours –

Number of Students

Ages of students

Material cost

contact Elaine Hardman 585 593 6345 - preregistration required for all classes.